20 “We only offer to-go after 10pm”
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9pm
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The employees slowly left one by one until it was only me and Yuan Jun left.
"I usually close the shop but since you're here, I might as well show you how we close." Yuan Jun said and began going over the closing process.
"And that's it. Your job is done!" Yuan Jun said as he locked the door.
"Why doesn't the manager close the shop?" I typed then show Yuan Jun my question.
"Oh that, I am technically the manager."
"Then who's Marcus?"
"Marcus? He's also the manager but he only comes once in a while. All the employment process goes through him. The reason why you got employed in just one day was because he was there by chance yesterday. Usually if someone is interested in the job, we'd have to contact him and schedule for them to meet."
"Oh."
"Right, which way are you going?"
"Oh this way, I live in the dorm." I typed pointing to my school direction.
"Shanghai University?"
"Yea"
"Really? I go there too. Are you a freshman?"
"Yea, fashion and business management. You?"
"I'm a junior. Architecture."
"Oh."
"So how long have you been here? You're pretty good at mandarin, writing wise."
"I came when the school year started. Mandarin is my first language."
"Oh. Well, we're here. See you tomorrow!" Yuan Jun stopped at the dormitory door and said.
"Bye!" I typed
"Bye!" He said back waving.
I waved and we headed back to each of our dorms.
First semester passed by like a breeze. I ended up placing second academically in my department. I continued to work at the bakery and even became employee of the month.
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Lunar New Year.
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"Xiao Qing, can you close today? Something came up at home, I need to head there." Tian Hao asked me after getting a phone call.
I gave him an okay sign in reply
"Thank you so much Xiao Qing. I'll make sure to pay you back next time!" He said and rushes out of the bakery waving.
I waved back.
"Xiao You, can you wear the bear mascot for the holiday sampling? Xiu Ying called in sick." Yuan Jun said as he head toward the kitchen to get more baked good for the rush hour.
"Sure, hope she gets better." I typed in my phone before replaying it out loud.
"Yea." He said coming out with a hand full of baked good.
Looking at the clock, 6:55pm. Five more minutes before rush hour. I went to check on the drink fountains and baked good. Meanwhile, Yuan Jun went ahead and clean the tables.
Just as expected 7pm hits and the bakery became busy. The items sold out in just minutes.
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1 hour later
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It's now 8pm, I head to the employee changing room and changed into the mascot. The bakery usually offer limited holiday goods samples as well as just normal goods during holiday to draw in customers. This really help us sell out the goods quicker so the employees could go home and enjoy the holiday with their family.
I quickly head out of the bakery with a box full of samples in my hand and placed it on the table we set up earlier. As soon as I came out, the kids started rushing toward me. I took out a few samples and give it to them as well as their parents hoping they'd like the good and would go in the bakery for more. Since all the samples were labeled, all I had to do was hand them out and occasionally take pictures.
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2 hours later
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The rush hour is now over. The employees slowly left the bakery to head home with their family.
"Xiao Qing, thank you so much for closing today." Yuan Jun said.
"Your family must be waiting. You should go." I played the message
"Bye!" Yuan Jun waved and ran toward the bus stop as he saw one coming
I waved back.
There were a few goods left in the store so I went and fetch them. We usually give out the last few goods to people passing by.
DING DING DING. The door ringed as someone entered the store
"Are you guys still open?" Asked a voice
"Yes, we're still open. What would you like today?" I played the message out loud
"What do you have left?"
I quickly typed "We have two Classic Bunny's donuts, a classic Cantonese steamed custard bun as well as a mango flavored one, and a holiday special's rice pudding."
"I'll have all of that."
"Any drinks?"
"A peached tea would be nice. But anything will do."
"That'll be 30 Yuan. The barcode is over here and drinks on the house."
"Thank you." He said as he paid for the food.
"We only offer to-go after 10pm but if you don't have anywhere to go, you can always sit at table 14 over near the window." I quickly typed out the message and play it out.
"Oh, thank you so much." He said with a happy tone.
